This Turtle Was Something Else! The Chef God Hadn't Even Competed Yet, and He'd Already Surrendered?

Doug thought Lasda hadn't understood, so he explained again. "Our next stop is a place called Qinglin Villa. It's where they have our Duke King Rose. I'll go see the Duke King Rose, and you can compete against their chef."

"By the way, give their chef a good thrashing. Then I'll make sure you get plenty of publicity. People back home are still pretty resentful about the Duke King Rose, after all. You'll be hailed as a hero."

"Shit! Who told you to challenge the chef at Qinglin Villa for me?" Lasda snapped, grabbing Doug by the collar.

Did the man even know what kind of place it was?

If there was anywhere in the world that could be called a culinary holy land, then to Lasda, it was Qinglin Villa. Any chef would dream of being able to make food that delicious.

He'd been planning to visit Qinglin Villa to learn from them. That bastard Doug was trying to ruin him!

Doug looked at Lasda in confusion. "Lasda, why are you so worked up? It's just another competition. The other chef will be another one of your defeated... opponents..."

Before he could finish, Lasda's fist rapidly grew larger in his eyes. Then pain shot through him, and he couldn't help crying out.

"Shit! You've doomed me!" Lasda cursed as he stormed out of the kitchen.

Qinglin Villa.

As soon as Qin Lin arrived at the office, Lin Lanzi walked in.

She reported in surprise, "Boss, did you see the email I sent you through the Manor APP? A Michelin Three-Star Master wants to challenge our villa's chef. I looked into his background and found out he's pretty famous. People in the Star-Spangled Country even call him the Chef God."

"???" Qin Lin looked puzzled.

From Lin Lanzi's description,